Little known facts of the sunflower seeds- Health benefits of eating the seeds

The sunflower earned its name because its flowers resemble the sun and because they twist on their stems to follow the sun throughout the day. Wow thats really cool to know that the sunflower itself twists to follow the sun....so it actually is seeking out the suns rays....You learn something new each day!


My favorite are Davids seeds but look at the health benefits of eating sunflower seeds...And they are cheap so get this into your diet!!

They contain high levels of Vitamin E... we all know Vitamin E is good for the skin it helps skin look younger by reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Vitamin E has also been shown  to reduce the risk of colon cancer as well preventing cardiovascular disease

*Just a quarter-cup of sunflower seeds contains 90.5% of the daily value for vitamin E. Skin Cancer

There are several benefits of vitamin e for your body. Some preliminary studies involving intakes of vitamin e higher than the daily-recommended requirement have shown that vitamin e may be useful in treating or possibly preventing:


•menstrual pain


•low sperm count


•inflammation of eye tissues


•cataracts


•restless leg syndrome or relief from muscle cramping


•Alzheimer’s disease


•Parkinson’s disease


•rheumatoid arthritis


•asthma


•various diabetes related complications and maybe helpful in treating and preventing diabetes itself


•cardiovascular disease


•prostate cancer and breast cancer

EAT THE SEEDS!!!! ENJOY